How to Put a Long Quote in an MLA Essay
- 1). Type the sentences that lead up to the long quotation. End the last sentence with a colon. Start the quotation on a new line.
- 2). Change the indentation for the new paragraph. Left indentation should be 1 inch. Type the entire long quotation. Do not use quotation marks.
- 3). Cite your source for the quotation immediately after the last punctuation in the long quotation. Place the citation in parentheses.
- 4). Start a new line and remove the 1 inch indentation before continuing the essay.